Anya: A Novel
by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
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Author: Susan Fromberg SchaefferEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02
ISBN: 0393325210
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A Sublime Story in Need of a Good Printer
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this book; I've read it many times and will do so again. The haunting story, of family, love and friendship set squarely in the horror of the Holocaust is so intimate in its narration that the reader feels as if she/he is reading her own family story. The author's writing style is unique: dense, immediate, full of poetic repetition and language. Some have described it as a "mythological" narrative, but to me, it's more intimate than mythology--more like a fairy tale in the way the Fromberg Schaeffer layers her details and uses the suggestion of exaggeration for effect.
I won't go into the details of the story--plenty of other reviewers have done that. The reason I gave this "item" 4 stars instead of 5 has nothing to do with the quality of the story. What I don't like is the way this particular edition was printed. The type is cramped and difficult to read; there's hardly any space between sentences. This is all the more noticeable because Schaeffer's writing style consists of many run-on sentences and paragraphs. I can't read it without getting eyestrain (and I have new glasses).
The edition does not in any way do justice to the novel, except for the fact that someone finally realized it was long overdue for a reprint. Even the paper feels cheap. This may sound picky; but my affection and respect for this novel is such that I would like to see it printed with the quality it deserves.
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